Raghav - The ‘Story Teller’ is here with more

Media News

Mumbai, August 27, 2009

Vh1, the international entertainment channel brings to you the biggest Asian artist from the UK, Raghav. Conceptualized by Viacom Brand Solutions, Rayban Vh1 Global Music Xpress is India’s biggest music initiative ever and after many success stories with British R&B artist Jay Sean, British singer Laura Critchley and more recently Karl Wolf, it keeps the charm as they bring down Raghav for a dynamic 4 day music tour. Raghav wowed the audience in Mumbai today and will continue to rivet audiences in Bangalore, Delhi and Hyderabad on the 27th, 28th and 30th respectively.

‘My Kinda Girl’, Raghav’s giant new single marks the highly-anticipated return of the 27-year-old, who sold an imposing 1.3 million copies of his 2004 debut album ‘Storyteller’ around the globe. With 4 smashing hits on the top ten, ‘So Confused’, ‘It Can’t Be Right’, ‘Can’t Get Enough’ and ‘Let’s Work It Out’, Raghav had the world grooving to indie-pop and R&B. He gave his listeners the 2005 hit single ‘Angel Eyes’ making it clear that his trademark style for fusing his musical influences of hip-hop, R n B, Bollywood, reggae, Indian classic music and soul is an undisputed winner. With the singer’s slick pop vocals and throbbing Bollywood beats the R&B stunner drafted the unmistakable swagger of hip-hop legend Redman to lace his flavorsome masterpieces in his latest album ‘Identity’.

Raghav means business when it comes to his music as his awards speak louder than words. Having bagged the Best Single & Best Newcomer at the 2005 UK Asian Music Awards, Best Chart Act at the 2005 Urban Music Awards and Best Artist at the 200 Southern Asian Music Awards the Indian born artist is creating waves with his international video ‘My Kinda Girl’ featuring Redman in the UK. Having sold 200,000 copies of his last album only in India Raghav is all set to leave his audience mesmerized.

Says Raghav on his visit, "I’m very excited to be debuting new music and a brand new phase in my career in conjunction with Vh1 India and their fantastic Global Music Express tour. My fans in India are the closest to my heart and I can’t wait to see them up close and personal having a great time with me on tour with Vh1."

Speaking on the initiative Ferzad Palia, Associate General Manager, Vh1 India says, "Rayban Vh1 Global Music Xpress has had a series of successful shows in the recent past. We are very excited about Raghav’s visit as he has a huge fan following in India. His famous hits like ‘Angel Eyes’ and ‘Can’t get enough’ are extremely popular. We hope to bring to our viewers more of their favourite artists and give them best of new and different genres of artists for all music lovers to enjoy."

Sudhanshu Arora, Marketing Manager, Ray-Ban Sun Optics India Ltd. says, "Ray-Ban has always had a great presence in the music world, beating time in fashion and the music scene. It has aligned itself with the music industry in many ways and cemented its connection with the rock and roll culture. In its adulation for music lovers, Ray Ban will proudly continue to discover the best in the music fraternity with Ray Ban Vh1 Global Music Xpress."

Adds Sunil D’Sa, Vice President Marketing, Universal Music India, "We are pleased to be associated with Vh1 once again, this time on yet another exciting Universal Music act in Raghav. We believe in breaking boundaries and a key aspect is bringing in renowned artistes into India and giving our audiences the thrill of a "live" performance. Raghav is extremely popular in India and his brand new album IDENTITY is one of the most anticipated albums of recent times. We are confident that Raghav will once again enthrall audiences across India with his music and energy filled "live" performances making an event like Global Music Xpress a memorable experience."

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